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Maine businesses that ban guns would be liable for shootings under proposed law

A law being considered in Maine would hold businesses that ban guns liable if there is a shooting at their establishment where someone is hurt or killed

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Updated: 9:24 AM CDT Apr 19, 2017

Maine businesses that ban guns would be liable for shootings under proposed law

A law being considered in Maine would hold businesses that ban guns liable if there is a shooting at their establishment where someone is hurt or killed

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Updated: 9:24 AM CDT Apr 19, 2017

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WEBVTT JIM: THIS IS JUST ONE OF TWENTYGUN-RELATED BILLS UP FORDISCUSSION HERE AT THE STATEHOUSE, BUT THIS ONE ISDIFFERENT.BOTH SIDE FIRING BACK AND THEBILL HASN'T EVEN BEEN ASSIGNEDTO A COMMITTEE.HERE'S THE DEAL SOME LAWMAKERSBELIEVE IF MORE PEOPLE WERECARRYING GUNS THE SAFER WE WOULDALL BE.SO FOR THOSE BUSINESSES POSTEDNO-GUN ZONES WOULD BE HELDLIABLE IF THERE'S A SHOOTING ANDSOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.BECAUSE THE ARGUMENT IS THEYWOULD HAVE NO WAY OF DEFENDINGTHEMSELVES.>> AT THE END OF THE DAY BADGUYS DON'T CARE IF YOU PUT UP ASIGN AND CALL THE PLACE AGUN-FREE ZONE.IF THEY WANT TO HARM SOMEONE,HAVING THE GUN-FREE ZONE SIGNISN'T GOING TO STOP THEM, BUT ITIS GOING TO STOP LAW-ABIDINGCITIZENS.>> THERE'S REALLY NO EVIDENCE TOSHOW THAT IT WILL MAKE ADIFFERENCE EXCEPT FOR HARMINGLOCAL BUSINESSES.JIM: GUN SAFETY ADVOCATES SAYTHE BILL IS FLAWED AND ACTUALLYSHOULD BE FLIPPED.>> IF THESE REPRESENTATIVES ARETRULY CONCERNED ABOUT PUBLICSAFETY THEY WOULD RE-WRITE THEBILL MAKING IT THAT IFBUSINESSES DECIDE TO ALLOW GUNSWHICH WILL SEE MORE ACCIDENTSAND MORE ASSAULTS, MORE MURDERSTHEY SHOULD ACTUALLY BE HELDLIABLE.JIM: ONE RESTAURATEUR MADEHEADLINES LAST YEAR WHEN SHEPOSTED ON FACEBOOK A MESSAGE TOOWNERS OF ASSAULT RIFLES SAYINGTHEY'RE NOT WELCOME AT HERBUSINESS.SUPPORTERS SAY IT'S A LAWALREADY ON THE BOOKS INTENNESSEE.>> AS A PRIVATE BUSINESS, THEYHAVE EVERY RIGHT TO SET THEIROWN POLICIES, BUT THERE'S ALWAYSLIABILITY ATTACHED TO THOSEPOLICIES WHEN NEGATIVECONSEQUENCES RESULT.

Maine businesses that ban guns would be liable for shootings under proposed law

A law being considered in Maine would hold businesses that ban guns liable if there is a shooting at their establishment where someone is hurt or killed